Griff Rhys Jones

Acting

Born 16/11/1953
Cardiff, Wales, UK

Griff Rhys Jones is a Welsh actor and writer. He was born in 1953 in Cardiff gut the family later moved to Essex, England. Educated at Brentwood School in Essex, he won an exhibition to Emmanuel College, Cambridge to read History, transferring later to English. He joined the Footlights Club, becoming its vice president in 1976.

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Known For

Griff Across the Alps
2026
Griff's Great American South
2025
Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future
2025
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
2022
Future TX
2022
Griff's Canadian Adventure
2022
Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure
2021
Between the Covers
2020
Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip
2020
Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip
2019
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018
Murder on the Blackpool Express
2017
House of Games
2017
Love Somehow
2016
Insert Name Here
2016
Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones
2015
The Quizeum
2015
Under Milk Wood
2014
A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones
2014
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
2013
Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army
2013
Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
2013
Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones
2012
Tales of Television Centre
2012
Wogan on Wodehouse
2011
Perspectives
2011
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
2009
Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones
2009
Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones
2008
Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger
2008
Graham Linehan: Funny Business
2008
Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas
2007
Mountain
2007
Would I Lie to You?
2007
The One Show
2006
The One Show
2006
Three Men in a Boat
2006
Riot at the Rite
2005
The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome
2005
Final Chance to Save
2005
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
Mine All Mine
2004
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Two
2004
QI
2003
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One
2003
More Great Comedy Moments
2003
Timeshift
2002
Puckoon
2002
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
2000
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
1998
Up 'n' Under
1998
Parkinson
1998
Jonathan Creek
1997
HARDtalk
1997
Midsomer Murders
1997
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996
TFI Friday
1996
Sardines
1995
Smith & Jones - One Night Stand
1994
Staggered
1994
Shooting Stars
1993
Demob
1993
As You Like It
1992
Funnybones
1992
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
Ex
1991
Have I Got News for You
1990
Rita Rudner
1990
Screen One
1989
Wilt
1989
A View of Harry Clark
1989
Alas Sage & Onion
1988
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988
Comic Relief
1988
Comic Relief
1988
The Play on One
1988
Jake's Journey
1988
Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video
1987
Porterhouse Blue
1987
Finland For Adults
1987
Casualty
1986
Comedians Do It On Stage
1986
Live Aid
1985
Morons from Outer Space
1985
Alas Smith and Jones
1984
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982
The Young Ones
1982
Wogan
1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979
Question Time
1979
An Audience with...
1978
It’ll be Alright on the Night
1977
It’ll be Alright on the Night
1977
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
Omnibus
1967
The BAFTA Awards
1949